Pros
I left just before the announcement of the LOreal acquisition, but I was there for 10 years and loved it. Loads of free product. Passionate people. Entrepreneurial spirit. Everyone pulled together to make things work. Clear DE&I Strategy. Intellectually stimulating. Amazing attention to detail. Lots of clear leadership development training for all levels of retail. Amazing onboarding. Strong, Retail focused brand.
Cons
It does attract a certain type of person, and if you were not of that type then you often found it difficult to fit in. In later years, KPIs became the ONLY conversation, whereas previously it used to be about human connection and creating an experience. I hear now that it is a part of LOreal that the original Aesop culture is completely gone and it is now just a standard LOreal brand… nothing unique exists.